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Wicketkeeper/batsman Kemol Savory spent valuable time at the crease, scoring only the second half-century of the game as the Guyana Harpy Eagles practice match between Tevin Imlach XI and Matthew Nandu XI meandered to a tame draw on Saturday at the Everest Ground. The rain-affected three-day game saw runs hard to come by with no…
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Competitive football action returned to the East Bank corridor after a long hiatus when the inaugural East Bank Inter-Village Competition kicked off at the Eccles EE Ground on Saturday evening following a colourful march past of the villages. It was a history making night on many fronts as it was also the first time that…
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Five men are now in police custody after allegedly robbing a Chinese national at gunpoint on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred at Chappel Street, between Durban and Hadfield Streets, Lodge, Georgetown. Police did not name the victim but said at about 15:03h on Saturday, the victim was driving a minibus along Chappel Street when his…
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Less than a year after making history as the first public school in Guyana to launch its own squash club, Queen’s College  is now pioneering a professional coaching pathway. At the centre of this latest development is a unique quartet: two Physical Education teachers and two budding student-athletes, all currently undergoing a rigorous Level I…
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Teenager Kimi Antonelli took his first Formula 1 victory as he led team-mate George Russell home in a Mercedes one-two at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Italian became the second youngest grand prix winner in history, a day after becoming the youngest pole-sitter, with a controlled drive after briefly losing the lead at the…
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Chief Executive Officer of Massy Distribution Troy Beharry said his company has made a concerted effort to support the dreams and potential of young Guyanese footballers by strategically investing in the annual Under-18 Schools Tournament, coordinated by the Petra Organisation. Now in its 12th year, the tournament, backed by the Ministry of Education, will kick…
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Krishna Persaud, 22, was slowly beginning to rebuild his life with his young family. “Mark,” as he was known by family and friends, had been struck down by a drunk driver last May. The injuries were severe and doctors were forced to amputate his right leg just below the knee. Unable to work and provide…
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See full statement from the Ministry of Finance: As the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the IDB and IDB-Invest continued today in Asunción, Paraguay. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh while commending the progress made by the Bank and highlighting that in…
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Guyanese long-distance runner Hicks Mittelholzer is aiming to break the three-hour mark at the Seoul Marathon on Sunday as he continues his push to become one of the country’s top distance athletes. Mittelholzer, originally from Kwakwani and now living in Georgetown, said the 26.2-mile race represents another step in his ambition to establish himself among…
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Regional Division 4C produced a dominant batting performance to defeat Tactical Services Unit (TSU) by 10 wickets, while former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Assad Fudadin narrowly missed out on a hundred as Regional Division Six outplayed Regional Division Two by 38 runs on Day Three of the Commissioner of Police T20 Cup on Friday….
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